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barnstormed

verb

past tense of barnstorm

as in roamed

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For millions of years, Pacific mastodons — huge, hairy relatives of modern elephants — roamed a vast and lush range that included California, Oregon, the northern Rocky Mountains and parts of Mexico.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
The coyote, known to neighbors as Wendy, roamed a Studio City neighborhood for about a year with an extremely swollen face before wildlife and animal rescue groups captured her last week.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of roamed

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The wafer dissolved almost instantly; his tongue roved around, trying to coax the soggy body of Christ from his molars.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
As cameras roved around the stadium, women popped their booties, danced with friends and vied for a spot in an onstage twerk-off.

— Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of roved

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Young children go missing all the time, and statistics will tell you that most are found within hours, inside their own homes, or having wandered not much more than a mile away.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Other uncommon marine animals have wandered into California waters this year.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of wandered

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Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
In the story, the dress is a reminder of a more exciting time in the lives of the married protagonists, who have returned to Canada after having traipsed around the globe for years.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026

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Legislators from major production states — Georgia, New York, California, Texas — have hopped on board, but the efforts of CAP and others were aimed at bringing more people into the tent, including those from states with less filming going on.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
The Sox have won 11 of Tolle’s last 12 starts, and his strikeout rate over the last two months has hopped above one-third of opposing hitters.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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After practice, players and coaches toured the Tower of London and enjoyed a sightseeing day before turning their attention back toward football.

— Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Bators died in 1990, but the group sporadically reunited and toured in the decades after.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of toured

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Westlake quarterback Cannon Robinson was one of the players that Whitley coached as a little kid.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
On one side were the New England Patriots, led by the clutch quarterback Brady and coached by Bill Belichick, a partnership that had produced five Super Bowl rings.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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